International Association of Nutritional Sciences

International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)
legal form	Non-governmental organization
purpose	Food research
Seat	Vienna Austria
founding	1948
place	London United Kingdom
president	Alfredo Martinez (2017-2021) Spain
Vice President (s)	V Prakash India
Secretary General	Catherine Geissler United Kingdom
Organization type	International
Website	https://iuns.org/

The International Association of Nutritional Sciences ( IUNS ) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1948 with the aim of researching global nutrition issues.

history

At a meeting of 22 nutritionists from 13 nations in London in July 1946 , the idea of ​​an international association was discussed for the first time, under the umbrella of which the relevant national organizations could come together. The proposal fell on fertile ground and so an international conference was invited in 1948 at which the IUNS was founded and given legal status. Meanwhile, as of 2020, membership has grown to 82 national organizations.

Mission and goals

The IUNS has set itself the task of supporting and strengthening nutritional science, research and development through international cooperation on a global level. It thus serves as an intersection, which is intended to enable communication and cooperation between nutritionists of the national organizations and the dissemination of information in food research using modern means of communication technology.

In addition, the IUNS itself deals with current global nutrition issues such as the global increase in obesity in industrialized countries , the influence of nutrition on the development of children, food and nutrition problems in developing countries and offers food safety training for food scientists.

In addition, the IUNS is fighting for a world without malnutrition. It's a basic human right. The persistence of malnutrition, especially among children and mothers, in a world of abundance in developed countries is immoral. Improving nutrition around the world is not a charity event, but a social and individual right.

IUNS General Assemblies

year	city	country	Delegates	Nations
1948	London	United Kingdom	22nd	13
1952	Basel	Switzerland	150	18th
1954	Amsterdam	Netherlands	360	32
1957	Paris	France	1000	22nd
1960	Washington, DC	United States	2000	65
1963	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	1500	63
1966	Hamburg	BR Germany	2100	81
1969	Prague	Czechoslovakia	1800	62
1972	Mexico city	Mexico	2000	66
1975	Kyoto	Japan	2300	55
1978	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	3500	92
1981	San Diego	United States	2500	83
1985	Brighton	United Kingdom	2300	92
1989	Seoul	South Korea	3500	104
1993	Adelaide	Australia	2600	91
1997	Montreal	Canada	3250	92
2001	Vienna	Austria	3550	113
2005	Durban	South Africa	2100	92
2009	Bangkok	Thailand	4070	106
2013	Granada	Spain	3896
2017	Argentina	Argentina	3038	97
2021	Japan	Japan

Web links

• Official website
• International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS): An Overview , PDF, 6 pages

proof

1. ^ History. IUNS, accessed April 18, 2020 . 
2. ^ Strategic Priorities. IUNS, accessed April 18, 2020 .